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Most of you have probably seen this already by the time you got to this post. What does the future hold now? How cool would that be to allow Cuba to become a place to travel, and resorts go everywhere!
Fidel Castro Resigns Cuban Presidency After Half-Century in Power Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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Fidel Castro HAVANA — Ailing leader Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president early Tuesday after nearly a half-century, saying in a letter published in online official media that he would not accept a new term when the newly elected parliament meets on Sunday.
"I will not aspire nor accept — I repeat I will not aspire or accept, the post of President of the Council of State and Commander in Chief," read a letter signed by Castro published quietly overnight without advance warning in the online edition of the Communist Party daily Granma.
The new National Assembly is meeting for first time Sunday since January elections to pick the governing Council of State, including the presidency Castro holds. There had been wide speculation about whether he would accept a nomination for re-election to that post or retire.
The 81-year-old Castro's overnight announcement effectively ends his rule of almost 50 years over Cuba, positioning his 76-year-old brother Raul for permanent succession to the presidency.
-------------------- It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant. It's just that they know so many things that aren't so.
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